WINTON GROUP Ltd Makes New $9.47 Million Investment in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 78,260 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,466,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Dollar Tree in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in Dollar Tree in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in Dollar Tree by 60.9% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 222 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Dollar Tree by 59.9% during the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EFG International AG acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In related news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total transaction of $155,791.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,127,568.20. The trade was a 9.15% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Stock Down 4.6%

DLTR opened at $118.39 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $22.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.46, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 1.13. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $127.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $114.74. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a twelve month low of $84.71 and a twelve month high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. The firm had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. Dollar Tree has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.950 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.700-8.050 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Friday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Freedom Capital cut shares of Dollar Tree from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Dollar Tree from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $131.68.

Dollar Tree Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety stores under the Dollar Tree brand. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, seasonal items, toys, health and personal-care products, and other general merchandise. Product assortments may include both nationally recognized brands and private-label goods.

The company traces its origins to discount retail operations established in the 1950s and adopted the Dollar Tree name in the early 1990s.